System and method for window queues and white space activation for toggling windows
First Claim
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1. Method for controlling the operation of a computer monitor, comprising the steps of:
- establishing in a queue at least one sequence of a plurality of open windows; and
responding to user first type activation of a mouse pointer positioned within the white space of any window of said sequence to bring to the forefront the next window of said sequence.
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Abstract
Rapid toggling of application windows to the forefront of a computer monitor. One or more queues are established by a user comprising indicia representative of a sequence of a plurality of open application windows. Sequencial toggling among the windows of a given sequence is accomplished by actuating a mouse pointer positioned to the white space of any window within the given sequence.
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12 Claims
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1. Method for controlling the operation of a computer monitor, comprising the steps of:
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establishing in a queue at least one sequence of a plurality of open windows; and responding to user first type activation of a mouse pointer positioned within the white space of any window of said sequence to bring to the forefront the next window of said sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. System for controlling the operation of a computer monitor, comprising the steps of:
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means for establishing in a queue at least one sequence of a plurality of open windows; and means responsive to user first type activation of a mouse pointer positioned within the white space of any window of said sequence to bring to the forefront the next window of said sequence. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a machine to perform method steps for controlling the operation of a computer monitor, said method steps comprising:
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establishing in a queue at least one sequence of a plurality of open windows; responding to user first type activation of a mouse pointer positioned within the white space of any window of said sequence to bring to the forefront the next window of said sequence; and responding to user second type activation of said mouse pointer positioned within the white space of any window in said sequence to bring to the forefront the previous window of said sequence.
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11. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied therein for controlling the operation of a computer monitor, the computer readable program means in said article of manufacture comprising; computer readable program code means for causing a computer to establish in a queue at least one sequence of a plurality of open windows; computer readable program code means for causing a computer to respond to user first type activation of a mouse pointer positioned within the white space of any window of said sequence to bring to the forefront the next window of said sequence; and
respond to user second type activation of said mouse pointer positioned within the white space of any window in said sequence to bring to the forefront the previous window of said sequence.
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12. Method for controlling a computer monitor, comprising the steps of:
- establishing at least one sequence of windows, and bringing to the forefront of said monitor a next window within said sequence by activating a mouse positioned on the white space of any window in said sequence.
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